China on April 4, 2025, announced a third and significantly escalated round of retaliatory measures in response to the United States' latest tariff action. This follows President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14257...more
4/9/2025
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Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
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Exports ,
Imports ,
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International Trade ,
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Tariffs ,
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Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, issued an executive order (EO), "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade...more
4/4/2025
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China ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
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US Trade Policies
Reports have suggested that on April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump will likely announce reciprocal tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and investigations...more
3/26/2025
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Brazil ,
Canada ,
China ,
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India ,
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Mexico ,
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Russia ,
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Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
South Korea ,
Tariffs ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vietnam
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on March 3, 2025, that the tariffs he threatened under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which were delayed from an earlier Feb. 4 effective date, would enter into...more
3/5/2025
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China ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
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US Trade Policies ,
USTR
President Donald Trump on Feb. 21, 2025, issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) titled "America First Investment Policy," outlining the administration's priorities regarding inbound and outbound...more
2/28/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
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Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on Feb. 3, 2025, directing the Treasury and Commerce secretaries to submit a comprehensive plan within 90 days for the creation of the United States' first Sovereign...more
Tariffs of 10 percent on all Chinese imports took effect on Feb. 4, 2025, following President Donald Trump's executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
China responded with 10 percent and...more
2/6/2025
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China ,
Entity List ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Google ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
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Trade Retaliation ,
Trade Wars ,
US Trade Policies
President Donald Trump on Feb. 1, 2025, issued three executive orders (Tariff EOs) imposing additional duties on Canada, Mexico and China pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (collectively, IEEPA...more
2/6/2025
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China ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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Imports ,
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Mexico ,
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum titled "America First Trade Policy" on Jan. 20, 2025, outlining the immediate trade priorities for his administration. The memorandum directs various federal agencies...more
2/3/2025
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International Trade ,
Mexico ,
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Section 301 ,
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US Trade Policies ,
USTR
In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17, 2025, rejected TikTok's appeal and upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (Act). The act, which was signed into...more
1/20/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Data Privacy ,
Divestiture ,
Enforcement Actions ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
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Parent Corporation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
TikTok
The American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP), an ad hoc trade association of domestic manufacturers, filed petitions on Dec. 18, 2024, with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade...more
1/16/2025
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Batteries ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department
A total of 185 Section 301 exclusion requests for machinery used in domestic manufacturing have been filed as of Dec. 19, 2024. Of those, 136 requests remain open for opposition or support from interested parties or for...more
President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more
12/5/2024
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Mexico ,
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Undocumented Immigrants ,
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US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more
10/8/2024
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NPRM ,
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Russia ,
Self-Reporting ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Acts,...more
9/17/2024
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China ,
Imports ,
NPRM ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Investment Security on June 21, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 that was announced on Aug. 9, 2023,...more
6/27/2024
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Executive Orders ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
The Biden Administration announced on May 14, 2024, the completion of its review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House announcement maintains current tariffs on Chinese imports...more
The Biden Administration issued the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on Aug. 9, 2023, requiring notification of, and in some cases prohibiting, U.S. investments in companies engaged in the semiconductors and...more
8/14/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Electronics ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
Notice Requirements ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
In the past year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of...more
3/1/2023
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China ,
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Corporate Counsel ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
International Trade ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting public comments through Jan. 17, 2023, on its four-year review of actions taken in the Section 301 investigation against China. Responses can be submitted through the USTR...more
In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more
1/6/2023
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Batteries ,
Biden Administration ,
Canada ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Electronics ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mineral Rights ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Wind Power
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics.
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President Joe Biden signed into law the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2023 NDAA or Defense Bill) on Dec. 23, 2022. The Defense Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on...more
12/27/2022
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
North Korea ,
Popular ,
Prime Contractor ,
Russia ,
Safe Harbors ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Waivers
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
11/2/2022
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China ,
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Mergers ,
Stock Options
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule on Oct. 7, 2022, placing unilateral export controls on certain advanced computing items and semiconductor manufacturing...more
10/24/2022
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China ,
ECCNs ,
End-Users ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Commerce Department